Understanding South Jackson: Solutions, obstacles

10:55 PM,
Apr. 9, 2014

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The Clarion-Ledger

Solution: Fund improvements to south Jackson's infrastructure through the one-cent sales tax.

Obstacle: While the tax applies only to certain types of purchases, not including essentials such as groceries, people may be hard-pressed to want to spend any extra money in a part of Jackson where consumer spending has already been hard-hit through a combination of the economic downturn and businesses folding or relocating to other parts of the metro area. South Jackson is one of the poorest parts of the city, and residents already skeptical of whether their tax dollars are being spent wisely ...